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The Greatest Question (1919)

★ 6.1/10 80 min Drama United States English
Director: D.W. Griffith
Streaming: Not available

Description

Young Nellie Jarvis, daughter of a wandering couple, witnesses the murder of a woman by a man and his wife. Years later, "Little Miss Yes'm", as Nellie is known, returns to the area as an orphan. Locals Mr. and Mrs. Hilton, though poverty stricken, take her into their family. Fully integrated with the loving Hiltons, she wishes to relieve them of their financial strain. Nellie travels to a nearby farmhouse to gain employment from depraved Martin Cain and his paranoid wife.

Top Cast

Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish Nellie Jarvis
Robert Harron
Robert Harron Jimmie Hilton
Ralph Graves
Ralph Graves John Hilton Jr.
Eugenie Besserer
Eugenie Besserer Mrs. Hilton
George Fawcett
George Fawcett Mr. Hilton
Josephine Crowell
Josephine Crowell Mrs. Cain
Katherine Albert

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